Pew: Biden viewed more unfavorably than Ryan

A new Pew survey released ahead of tomorrow's debate finds that registered voters are not that hot on Vice President Biden.

Of the 90 percent who expressed an opinion, 51 percent view him unfavorably.

His GOP counterpart, Paul Ryan, on the other hand fared a lot better. Only 40 percent of the 84 percent who expressed an opinion viewed him unfavorably.

The poll also found that Republicans are more confident that Ryan will win the debate than Demcrats are about Biden's chances.

"Nearly eight-in-ten (78%) Republican voters say Ryan will do the better job in the debate," Pew wrote in its analysis. "Fewer Democrats (62%) expect Biden to do better."

The lower expectations could make it easier for the vice president to exceed them, but with his boss's lackluster performance last week, Biden may have to do a lot better than exceed them to reset the race in Obama's favor.